In Kentucky, the State Energy Office, working with the Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA)-School Energy Managers Project (SEMP), leveraged SEP funding to support a $4.4 million project over a three-year period. SEMP provides energy management services to Kentucky’s school districts and has established a statewide energy management infrastructure focusing on intelligent energy choices for new and existing public schools. Currently, there are 40 energy managers providing services to 81 of Kentucky’s 173 K-12 public school districts. KSBA reports more than $50 million in avoided utility costs between 2010 and 2015 have been redirected back into school budgets.